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• Proposed fire fees due Monday

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 05:30

  By Marvin G. Cortner Editor There will be winners, there will be losers. That’s how some members of the Osceola County Fire Assessment Fee Task Force at their final public hearing in early February after four months of meetings characterized the ...

• Arts alive in St. Cloud

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 05:12

  St. Cloud resident Barbara Collins, a beginner in Cynthia Amaral's mosaic class at the St. Cloud Arts Studio, applies paint to a welcome sign she created. The studio also offers business classes for local artists, including budgeting, marketing and de...

• Tricks of the eye

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 05:07

  Artist Cynthia Amaral shows some of her faux mosaic paintings on display at the St. Cloud Arts Studio, located on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown St. Cloud.By Rick MadewellAssistant Editor Line Cindie Amaral up next to all of her artwork — the stain...

• Father charged with killing son in Holopaw

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 05:02

  By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer Two shootings were reported from separate parts of Osceola County over the weekend, leaving one person dead and sending two others to the hospital.Outside of Holopaw, an 86-year-old man said he shot his two sons after ...

• Adding a bit of fire

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 04:54

  Jared Thate, executive chef of the Culinary Arts program at Technical Education Center Osceola, or TECO, portions out hot sauce prior to the Wing Wars competition at the St. Cloud Life event Saturday. Thate worked diligently throughout the year and even m...

• Line in sand could bring lawsuit

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:19

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• The ‘crazy and incoherent’ should not get party platform

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:19

  Leonard PittsMiami Heraldlpitts@miamiherald.com...

• Guantanamo deaths deserve a closer look by Congress

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:19

  Robyn BlumnerTribune Mediablumner@sptimes.com...

• Letter to the Editor for March 6, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:18

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• Poinciana football coach Timpson brings NFL attitude

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:17

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• Home field advantage doesn’t help Panthers

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:16

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• County softball squads cold, wet

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:16

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• Poinciana track meet set today

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:15

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• Sport Briefs for March 6, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 09:15

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• USSSA pitches county project

  County News

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 07:24

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditorTo avoid showing favoritism to one property owner over another, Osceola County Commissioner John Quiñones cut short a presentation Monday on a 217-acre site being offered for sale to the county by Osceola Development Trust...

• Ball field complex in city advances a base

  Around Osceola

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 07:20

  Juliana A. TorresStaff WriterKissimmee commissioners Tuesday reconsidered a proposed 150-acre baseball complex that would be built in a residential neighborhood on the north side of Carroll Street and approved the first step in its development....

• Hickory Tree Park upgrade begins

  Around Osceola

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 07:15

  Construction officially commenced Thursday evening on the renovation of Hickory Tree Community Park. Osceola County Commission Chairman Fred Hawkins Jr., center, as well as representatives of the design and construction firms working on the project and me...

• $14.5M project to be rebid after policy confusion

  County News

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 07:08

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditorTurner Construction Company officials were unhappy with the Osceola County School Board’s 3-2 decision Tuesday to rebid the Highlands Elementary School replacement project because of confusion over the local vendor policy....

• Jail report lists flaws, deficiencies

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 07:00

  By Juliana A. TorresStaff WriterAn investigative report released this week into how inmate Michael Rigby escaped the Osceola County Jail lists 22 Corrections Department employees that were in violation of jail procedure and/or county policy and explains 2...

• St. Cloud adjusts parks and rec fees

  Around Osceola

  Created: Friday, 05 March 2010 06:54

  By Juliana A. TorresStaff WriterThe city of St. Cloud’s adjusted fee schedule for its parks and recreation programs and facilities use went into effect Monday.The changes were to make up for the county no longer subsiding non-city resident fees. Sta...